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ZIP code61520 Wikidata

Area code309 Wikidata

About Canton

Largest city in Fulton County, Illinois

1825Established

13,242Population

8.1 sq miArea

650 ftElevation

Canton is the largest city in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,242 at the 2020 census, down from 14,704 at the 2010 census. The Canton Micropolitan Statistical Area covers all of Fulton County; it is, in turn, part of the wider Peoria–Canton, Illinois Combined Statistical Area (CSA).

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